Economist at @SFU, mom, and Wadenbeisser in this life. Long-distance runner in the next.

Vancouver
Joined September 2010
_ Origins of happiness: evidence and policy • by Richard Layard et al • voxeu.org/article/origins-ha… @voxeu @BrankoMilan – at Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Here it starts. The wolves were set free. Thank you, Mr Cameron. xitter.cf/bnonews/status/7461956…
BREAKING: Dutch Party for Freedom leader Geert Wilders calls for Dutch EU referendum after Brexit
My latest, on the significance of the Liberals' concession on the electoral reform committee natpo.st/1U0qYTY
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For Canada’s economists, the gender gap remains stubbornly wide trib.al/qGfVvYX
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So, best to not make the same mistake again & again. Focus on implementing stringent GHG policy rather than "quick win" national targets
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Everyone should read @kevinmilligan's rules for being a good academic on Twitter faculty.arts.ubc.ca/kmilliga… #cea2015 #cea15
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Read our Q&A with Dr. Anke Kessler @askessler who will present on the "Privatization of Reserve Land" on March 3! ow.ly/Jl0js
It's @SFU_ESS Career Night tonight. I'll be speaking about using your econ skills as a force for good in the non-profit sector #SFUESSCareer
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Tomorrow 7pm PST! Join our twitter chat to discuss #Democracy #ElxnFraud #cdnpoli and pls RT @bccla @unfairelections
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Replying to @MilesCorak
Results from applying the same approach to #cdnecon individuals. Left-right split in my sample 38%-62% @MilesCorak
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
@Noahpinion31 Dec 2014
What can we do about the gender problem in economics? A follow-up: noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/…
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If your redeeming quality of income splitting is that it's heavily constrained so it can't do that much damage, you're doing it wrong.
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Think the gender pay gap is due to women not studying engineering? Think again. @broadbent bit.ly/1DwccJN
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Vancouver ranks last in Canada in median income for those w/ bachelor's degrees. @btarchitects slidesha.re/1thjXCj
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Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
@Noahpinion13 Oct 2014
Tyler Cowen knows an incredible amount about Jean Tirole's work. Best Nobel coverage right here: marginalrevolution.com/margi…
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clearly not talking about climate change policy today... RT @mdentandt: 'Being a free rider means you are not taken seriously,' says Harper.
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Canada universities in THE ranking (last yr in parentheses): Toronto 20 (20), UBC 32 (31), McGill 39 (35), McMaster 92 (94)
Baloney Meter: How credible are the plans of parties to tweak EI premiums? | National Newswatch nationalnewswatch.com/2014/0…
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In Canada, the number of persons aged 55 to 64 now exceeds the population aged 15 to 24 ow.ly/BWfw6
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